doc: remove section on ancient history of the docs

This is quite historically, we should drop this.

Signed-off-by: Bjoern Jacke <bjacke@samba.org>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Bartlett <abartlet@samba.org>

14 files changed, 0 insertions, 113 deletions

diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/findsmb.1.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/findsmb.1.xml
index 23278c5ffe9..aa8e572f866 100644
--- a/docs-xml/manpages/findsmb.1.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/manpages/findsmb.1.xml
@@ -140,14 +140,6 @@ IP ADDR         NETBIOS NAME   WORKGROUP/OS/VERSION
 	were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
 	by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar 
 	to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
-	
-	<para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. 
-	The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
-	excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <ulink 
-	url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/">ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) 
-	and updated for the Samba 2.0 release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
-	Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook
-	XML 4.2 for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>
 </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>
diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/lmhosts.5.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/lmhosts.5.xml
index 257d001bc91..a3327068b01 100644
--- a/docs-xml/manpages/lmhosts.5.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/manpages/lmhosts.5.xml
@@ -113,15 +113,6 @@
 	were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
 	by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar 
 	to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
-	
-	<para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. 
-	The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
-	excellent piece of Open Source software, available at
-	<ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/">
-	ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
-	release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
-	Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook
-	XML 4.2 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>
 </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>
diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/nmbd.8.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/nmbd.8.xml
index 79170d22e55..7fe7f9f7312 100644
--- a/docs-xml/manpages/nmbd.8.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/manpages/nmbd.8.xml
@@ -284,14 +284,6 @@
 	were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
 	by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar 
 	to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
-	
-	<para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. 
-	The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
-	excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/">
-	ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
-	release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
-	Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook
-	XML 4.2 for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>
 </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>
diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/nmblookup.1.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/nmblookup.1.xml
index e56f05ae5c2..55a4cc6fb54 100644
--- a/docs-xml/manpages/nmblookup.1.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/manpages/nmblookup.1.xml
@@ -209,14 +209,6 @@
 	were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
 	by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar 
 	to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
-	
-	<para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. 
-	The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
-	excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/">
-	ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
-	release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
-	Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook
-	XML 4.2 for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>
 </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>
diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/samba.7.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/samba.7.xml
index 612bfd30b20..83233d79610 100644
--- a/docs-xml/manpages/samba.7.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/manpages/samba.7.xml
@@ -336,14 +336,6 @@
 	were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
 	by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar
 	to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
-
-	<para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer.
-	The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another
-	excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/">
-	ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0
-	release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for
-	Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML
-	4.2 for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>
 </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>
diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/smb.conf.5.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/smb.conf.5.xml
index 7b891ad6379..976f988629d 100644
--- a/docs-xml/manpages/smb.conf.5.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/manpages/smb.conf.5.xml
@@ -881,14 +881,6 @@ chmod 1770 /usr/local/samba/lib/usershares
 	The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
 	by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.
 	</para>
-	
-	<para>
-	The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
-	excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <ulink noescape="1" url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/">
-	ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion
-	to DocBook for Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2 for Samba 3.0 was done by
-	Alexander Bokovoy.
-	</para>
 </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>
diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/smbclient.1.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/smbclient.1.xml
index cfb155d6cce..a5d480869f8 100644
--- a/docs-xml/manpages/smbclient.1.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/manpages/smbclient.1.xml
@@ -1271,14 +1271,6 @@
 	were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
 	by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar
 	to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
-
-	<para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer.
-	The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another
-	excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/">
-	ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0
-	release by Jeremy Allison.	The conversion to DocBook for
-	Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2 for Samba 3.0
-	was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>
 </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>
diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/smbcontrol.1.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/smbcontrol.1.xml
index f8a00d6b51a..e931ebd7570 100644
--- a/docs-xml/manpages/smbcontrol.1.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/manpages/smbcontrol.1.xml
@@ -341,14 +341,6 @@
 	were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
 	by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar 
 	to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
-	
-	<para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. 
-	The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
-	excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/">
-	ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
-	release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
-	Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2 for
-	Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>
 </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>
diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/smbd.8.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/smbd.8.xml
index 8e979aa4e31..b378cb89636 100644
--- a/docs-xml/manpages/smbd.8.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/manpages/smbd.8.xml
@@ -440,14 +440,6 @@
 	were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
 	by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar 
 	to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
-	
-	<para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. 
-	The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
-	excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/">
-	ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
-	release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
-	Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2 for
-	Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>
 </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>
diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/smbpasswd.5.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/smbpasswd.5.xml
index 223b80c2c8d..adb24df79cb 100644
--- a/docs-xml/manpages/smbpasswd.5.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/manpages/smbpasswd.5.xml
@@ -198,14 +198,6 @@
 	were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
 	by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar 
 	to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
-	
-	<para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. 
-	The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
-	excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <ulink noescape="1" url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/">
-	ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
-	release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
-	Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2
-	for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>
 </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>
diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/smbpasswd.8.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/smbpasswd.8.xml
index d7042111cbf..f3e3bc24f88 100644
--- a/docs-xml/manpages/smbpasswd.8.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/manpages/smbpasswd.8.xml
@@ -418,14 +418,6 @@
 	were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
 	by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar 
 	to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
-	
-	<para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. 
-	The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
-	excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/">
-	ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
-	release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
-	Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2
-	for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>
 </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>
diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/smbspool.8.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/smbspool.8.xml
index bded47a2018..f555270b42f 100644
--- a/docs-xml/manpages/smbspool.8.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/manpages/smbspool.8.xml
@@ -120,14 +120,6 @@
 	were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
 	by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar 
 	to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
-	
-	<para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. 
-	The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
-	excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/">
-	ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
-	release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
-	Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2
-	for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>
 </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>
diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/smbstatus.1.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/smbstatus.1.xml
index 78a817277b3..a510572fcbf 100644
--- a/docs-xml/manpages/smbstatus.1.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/manpages/smbstatus.1.xml
@@ -161,14 +161,6 @@
 	were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
 	by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar 
 	to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
-	
-	<para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. 
-	The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
-	excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/">
-	ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
-	release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
-	Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2
-	for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>
 </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>
diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/testparm.1.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/testparm.1.xml
index 056aca62355..b3e3624d007 100644
--- a/docs-xml/manpages/testparm.1.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/manpages/testparm.1.xml
@@ -197,14 +197,6 @@
 	were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
 	by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar 
 	to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
-	
-	<para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. 
-	The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
-	excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <ulink noescape="1" url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/">
-	ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
-	release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
-	Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2
-	for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>
 </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>